# मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan)

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मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) is a Sanskrit word meaning an epithet of Agni or Vayu, air, wind, breeze, an epithet of Shiva, a son of Garuda, of a Rishi, air or wind. Its 17 recorded definitions are grouped into 5 contexts, among them Wind or Air, Agni or Divine Fire-Bringer, A Ṛṣi or Vedic Figure.

- **Roots:** श्वि (śvi), शू (śū)
- **Etymology:** E. मातृ space in the seventh case, in the heavens, श्वि to increase, Uṇādi aff. मनिन् — E. mātṛ space in the seventh case, in the heavens, śvi to increase, Uṇādi aff. manin
- **SLP1:** `mAtariSvan`  **IAST:** mātariśvan  **Devanagari:** मातरिश्वन्
- **Wikipedia:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%81tari%C5%9Bvan
- **Declensions:** 48 forms — https://sanskritlexicon.com/word/matarishvan/declensions.md

## Meanings by context

### Wind or Air (8 definitions)
- air, wind, breeze  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > [Printed book page 807,3] (doubtful for, Ṛg-veda (Title) ) air, wind, breeze, Atharva-veda (Title) &c. &c. ( cf. Nirukta, by Yāska (Title) vii, 26 ) [ ID=162355 ]
- Wind  
  *Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 0857-b ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [ मातरि अंतरीक्षे श्वयति (mātari aṃtarīkṣe śvayati) वर्वते श्वि - कनिन् डिच्च अलुक् स (varvate śvi-kanin ḍicca aluk sa) Uṇādisūtras 1. 156 ] Wind; पुनरुषसि (punaruṣasi) विविक्तैर्मातरिश्वावचूर्ण्य ज्वलयति मदनाग्निं मालतीनां (viviktairmātariśvāvacūrṇya jvalayati madanāgniṃ mālatīnāṃ) रजोभिः (rajobhiḥ) Śiśupālavadha 11. 17; Kirātārjunīya 5. 36; मातरिश्वा वायुर्मातर्यंतरिक्षे श्वसिति मातर्वाशु (mātariśvā vāyurmātaryaṃtarikṣe śvasiti mātarvāśu) अनिति वा (aniti vā) Nir. [ ID=22931 ]
- Air or wind.  
  *Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 655 ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) m. ( - श्वा (-śvā) ) Air, wind. E. मातृ (mātṛ) space in the seventh case, in the heavens, श्वि (śvi) to increase, Uṇādi aff. मनिन् (manin). [ ID=30126 ]
- Air, wind  
  *Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 587-b ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) ( श्वा ) ((śvā)) 5. m. Air, wind. [ ID=29657 ]
- wind, air  
  *Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 566-39 ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) m. wind, air, बद्धां बद्धां भित्तिशंकाममुष्मिन्नावानावान् (baddhāṃ baddhāṃ bhittiśaṃkāmamuṣminnāvānāvān) Kir. v.36. [ ID=29863 ]
- Air, wind  
  *Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 562-b ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) m. ( - श्वा (-śvā) ) Air, wind. E. मातृ (mātṛ) space in the seventh case, in the heavens, श्वि (śvi) to increase, Unādi aff. मनिन् (manin) [ ID=31202 ]
- air, wind  
  *Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 0697-a ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) mātariśvan, i. e. mātṛ + i-śvan ( vb. śvi ), m. Air, wind, Chr. 27, 4; Kir. 5, 36; Daśak. in Chr. 200, 12. [ ID=11155 ]
- the wind  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 473-2 ] Mātariśvan 1 = Vāyu (the Wind), q.v. [ ID=7204 ]

### Agni or Divine Fire-Bringer (4 definitions)
- An epithet of Agni or Vayu  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > (H3) [Printed book page 807,2] मातरि (mātari) — श्वन् (—śvan) m. ( मातरि (mātari)- (mātari-); prob., ‘growing in the m° ’ i.e. in the fire-stick, fr. √ श्वि (śvi) ) N. of Agni or of a divine being closely connected with him (the messenger of Vivasvat, who brings down the hidden Fire to the Bhṛgus, and is identified by, Sāyaṇa (Author) on Ṛg-veda (Title) i, 93, 6 with Vāyu, the Wind), Ṛg-veda (Title); Atharva-veda (Title) [ ID=162354 ]
- 1. A divine being and messenger of Vivasvat who brought Agni from heaven. 2. Agni. 3. Wind. 4. A rishi.  
  *Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 224-2 ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) mātarí-śvan, m. [growing in the mother, concealed in the fire-stick: √śū], N. of a divine being, messenger of Vivasvat, who brought down the previously hidden Agni from heaven to the Bhṛgus; mystic N. of Agni; wind ( ord. meaning in C., but doubtful for RV. ); N. of a Ṛṣi. [ ID=13963 ]
- The name of a divine being closely connected with Agni, or of Agni himself.  
  *Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 406 ] मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) m. N. of a divine being closely connected with Agni, or of A. himself. [ ID=24523 ]
- the mystic name of Agni  
  *Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 215-b ] mātaríśvan, m. Mātariśvan, mystic name of Agni. [ ID=3225 ]

### A Ṛṣi or Vedic Figure (2 definitions)
- of a Rishi  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a Ṛṣi, Ṛg-veda (Title) [ ID=162358 ]
- a Vedic sacrificer mentioned in the Rigveda  
  *The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects*
  > मातरिश्वन् (mātariśvan) [Printed book page 2-149 ] Mātariśvan is mentioned in a Vālakhilya hymn of the Rigveda 1 as a sacrificer along with Medhya and Pṛṣadhra. He seems to be mentioned also in one other passage, possibly in two. 2 In the Śāṅkhāyana Śrauta Sūtra 3 a patron, Pṛṣadhra Medhya Mātariśvan or Mātariśva is created by a misunder- standing of the Rigvedic text. [ Footnote: 1) Rv. viii. 52, 2.] [ Footnote: 2) Rv. x. 48, 2; 105, 6. The former reference is much more probable than the latter.] [ Footnote: 3) xvi. 11, 26; Weber, Episches im vedischen Ritual, 39, 40. The manu- scripts vary between Mātariśvan and Mātariśva. Cf. Ludwig, Translation of the Rig- veda, 3, 163.] [ ID=2441 ]

### Son of Garuḍa / Mythical Bird (2 definitions)
- a son of Garuda  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > of a son of Garuḍa, Mahābhārata (Title) [ ID=162357 ]
- a son of Garuda  
  *Index to the Names in the Mahabharata*
  > Mātariśvan 2, a Suparṇa, son of Garuḍa. § 564 (Mātalīyop.): V, 101 β, 3599 (enumeration). [ ID=7205 ]

### A Name of Śiva (1 definition)
- an epithet of Shiva  
  *Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)*
  > N. of Śiva, Śivagītā, ascribed to the Padma-purāṇa (subtitle) [ ID=162356 ]

## Sources

Definitions from Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Index to the Names in the Mahabharata; Lanman's Sanskrit Reader Vocabulary; Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899); Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary; The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects; Vaidya Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary; Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary.
Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, University of Cologne.

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